Your Chaotic Plot Has Arrived: She Always Stands on the Edge of Death

The System says I'm a supporting villainess destined to be a stepping stone in a tragedy.

So I turn around and bring out my retired, high-ranking official father and my brother who dotes on his little sister.

The original male lead grits his teeth. “You’re only relying on your family background!”

Lounging on a chaise longue and eating grapes, I say, “No way, no way. Are there really people who work hard for ten years and still can’t beat someone who was born into the right family?”

Later, my powerful backers only get more outrageous.

A certain God of War prince: “The princess wants the world? I’ll go take it for her.”

A certain richest young master: “Here, take these banknotes and tear them up for fun.”

A certain leader of the martial arts alliance: “Whoever makes the princess unhappy, I’ll make sure they’re unhappy for the rest of their life.”

The System shrieks in a meltdown: “Host, did you pick up the wrong overpowered hero’s script?!”

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This is a game of chess played with the world as its board.

At one end sits an aging emperor, consumed by suspicion, who uses checks and balances and political schemes to hold together a tottering equilibrium.

At the other end is the master of Tingyu Tower, who has lain low for years and commands terrifying power. He watches coldly, waiting for the perfect moment to overturn the board entirely.

And an originally insignificant piece, Princess Anning Su Wan, suddenly becomes the key to upsetting the whole game because of her unusual birth and status.

From the imperial capital to the northern deserts, from the palace to the martial world, schemes, assassinations, betrayals, and redemption unfold one after another.

She is a chess piece, but also the one who breaks the game; she is bait, but also the ultimate hunter.

When the thunder of Jingzhe roars, who will become a withered corpse beneath the throne, and who will seize a whole new future in this troubled age?